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All you need is rice and lentils

A recipe for homemade khichuri is guaranteed to become your favorite go-to, budget-friendly weeknight meal

Published June 7, 2026 10:30AM (EDT)

One of the greatest lessons of adulthood took place in the quiet confines of my apartment kitchen. It’s on appreciation, namely for the recipes and rituals I took for granted, or rolled my eyes at, growing up. Spices that I once despised purely for being too aromatic (as if that could even be a complaint) or pungent are now always found in abundance inside my pantry shelves. Ingredients that I once felt so much shame around now grace the insides of my refrigerator. And meals that I once complained about eating are now some of my most-eaten, especially on days when I’m craving comfort and nostalgia.

In recent years, I found myself falling in love with khichuri. My earliest memories of the one-pot dish are of rainy days spent either lounging on the couch or under the sheets. I used to hate the rain as a child, simply because I knew, with utmost certainty, that my mother would be making khichuri for dinner. By late afternoon, a pressure cooker filled with moong dal (yellow split lentils), rice, vegetables and spices would be set on the stove. Within a few minutes, we’d hear the soft bubbling of everything cooking together, followed........

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